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Miisha Nash

Pictured are Michael Reynolds (human) and Beryl (parrot), outside of Michael's two-bedroom bungalow in the countryside of Kent. Beryl is a feral Indian Ring Neck that Michael found injured and subsequently tamed. The two are nearly always together when Michael is not at work. Michael keeps Beryl’s nails long so that she can grip branches and his shoulders. Although Beryl’s wings are unclipped, Michael never worries she’ll fly away as she is 'well-behaved'.

An Indian Ringneck Parakeet flies from tree to tree in Hyde Park, London. Thousands of feral flocks reside in this park and in other green spaces in London. Legend has several stories about when these colourful and boisterous birds came to be part of the city's biodiversity.

Karen and Simon have two rescued macaws of their own that live in their house with them, Max and Scarlett (Max is shown in this image). Karen also cares for 17 rescued pet parrots in an aviary next to her home. This requires Karen to clean and feed them three times a day, seven days a week in addition to her full-time job.

A timid orange-winged amazon sits on top of a cage at The Wilson Parrot Foundation in Damascus, Maryland. Brian Wilson and a handful of volunteers care for over 37 parrots daily at the Foundation, which is also Brian’s home.

Julie Porter reasons with Dewy (cockatoo), as Steve, her husband, tries to convince the bird to hop on his shoulder. The couple, married for over nine years, have fostered and adopted several parrots. After meeting through a PT Cruiser car club, the they realised they also shared a love for exotic animals like parrots.

Debi Howard, a first-time volunteer at the Wilson Parrot Foundation, bonds with an Amazon parrot while preparing fruits for the birds’ mid-day meal.

Michael relaxes in his living room with a cup of tea and a recently adopted red-shouldered macaw. His two-bedroom cottage in Kent (which was once a pig sty), Michael lives alongside over 90 birds of various species.